After studying economics and sociology at the University of Michigan (A.B., 1922), Likert studied psychology at Columbia University (Ph.D., 1932). He taught psychology at New York University (1930–35) before moving to Hartford, Connecticut, to become the director of research for the Life Insurance Agency Management Association. While there, he began comparing and evaluating modes of supervision. In 1939 Likert became a division director for the Bureau of Agricultural Economics within the ... (100 of 346 words)